When life gives you lemon's... Paint that sh*t gold!

I was looking over my past few post and I realized how miserable and negative I have been. Really it's sad, because this is how I have been feeling. I have decided that I am done being so down and negative. Nothing can happen or change over night so I mine as well make the best of it. Instead of thinking on my May is 4 months away. I am now going to think, Yes only for more months! I know this isn't going to be easy, but I am done being miserable all the time. It is no fun. I am going to try and entertain my mind and keep myself busy. So I have made a little list of things to kinda trick myself. For example.. I still have 7-10 lbs of baby weight I need to loose. I have made the goal for it to be off by the time we move back. This happened with Layla also. I loose all of it really fast except the last 10 lbs. For some reason it is killer. I hate it. Anyways, this allows me to short of trick myself into wanting more time to loose the weight (even though 10lbs in 4 months is not that hard.) I don't know, makes sense to me. Just kinda hard to explain. haha Anyways on a more positive note.. Last week my baby girl turned 5 years old. It is so hard to believe. 5 years, that is insane!  I swear just yesterday she was my little curly haired, scratchy voice toddler. She is such a smart little girl. She always knows how to make me laugh. When she talks she is so animated. She is defiantly stubborn, and sure knows how to through a fit. But she is my Layla and I love her more than I could ever put in words. All she wanted to do for her Birthday was have everyone watch her ride Chester the horse.. We tried to talk her into something a little more fun, but she wasn't having it. So that is what we did. We bundled up, and we all watched her ride Chester up and down the barn..

After the "Horse Show" we all went inside to warm up, sing and open some gifts. Josh and I ordered the cutest horse cake for her about a week before her Birthday. When we went to pick it up, they didn't have it. Yeah, I was very mad. So we ended up with an off the shelf Strawberry Short Cake cake. It was cute, but didn't really go with the theme. Anyways, she was happy with it and that's all that matters.

It was a small party, but I think Layla enjoyed herself. She got a "Show" shirt, new cowGirl boots, clothes, DVD's, jewelry and she was one happy 5 year old. :)

We haven't had much snow so far this year, but it did snow a few inches this past weekend and Josh and Lay made the most of it.

 They spent a few hours making a little sledding path for Lay. It turned out pretty good, and I even went down a couple times! :) Unfortunately  after two days of perfecting it the rain came and melted it all away. It was fun why it lasted though.... And there was only 1 injury! The sled flipped up and hit Layla in the lip and gave her a nice little split lip. It bled and she cried and was back out there within 5 mins. That's my girl! Ryder enjoyed the snow from indoors. Next year he will be out there with them. Can't wait. Ryder is getting so big. He is still cute as can be. He says "Dada" over and over again. Josh loves it, so do I! He also says "baba", "Nana" and once in awhile he will say "Mama." Stinker. It's fine with me though. I am just stoked he is starting to learn and talk. He also loves to yell. It is actually way cute. I usually yell back. He loves it. He loves loves loves "peak-a-boo" cracks him up every time. He still isn't crawling, but that doesn't mean he isn't mobile. That little stinker will go from one end of the room to the other in seconds. He is into everything, and it breaks his little heart when he can't have something he seems to think he can't live without.. (remote,phone,anything that sissy has) I love just watching him learn and figure things out. I could do it all day.... Oh wait I do! :) Now that the kids share a room he sleeps through the night and I am so thankful for that. He loves to eat! He will gobble down a thing of baby food in minuets! I still get worried about him choking on finger foods, but I am getting better!

Well see I guess life's not so shabby after all. THANKGOODNESS for my sweet babies! 

XXOO